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*Opinion* I won’t get the Covid jab and likely never will – here’s why

It has become the crux of the conversation anytime one brings up any talks of “back to normal” – that is the Covid-19 vaccine. Public pressure has been coming from the media and politicians alike telling Canadians that the vaccine is the key to get things “back to normal.” The media and politicians have dividedContinue reading “*Opinion* I won’t get the Covid jab and likely never will – here’s why”

Conflict of Interest? Supreme Court Judge who ruled on carbon tax constitutionality spoke at event partnered with United Nations groups

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Richard Wagner was the opening speaker at the Centre For International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) for their 2020 Hon Justice CD Gonthier Memorial Lecture titled “Human Rights, the Sustainable Development Goals & the Law”.

We will get into some of the details of what he said at the event – but merely being at the event as a speaker already appears to be a potential conflict of interest.

Stop the food shortage! – Norfolk farmers call for immediate action to prevent shortage of outdoor fruit and vegetables

Farmers in Norfolk Ontario are sounding the alarm. Unless the government of Canada steps in and provides “immediate solutions” – a shortage of outdoor-grown, affordable fresh fruits and vegetables in 2021 and beyond is a realistic concern for Canadians. The letter detailing the concerns came from the Farmers of Ontario’s Garden and was posted to independent MPPContinue reading “Stop the food shortage! – Norfolk farmers call for immediate action to prevent shortage of outdoor fruit and vegetables”

Quarantine hotels Interim injunction denied – court acknowledges constitutional questions need to be heard on merits

This past Friday, March 19th, the courts heard the Canadian Constitution Foundations court challenge that sought an interim injunction that if granted, would have suspended the law requiring travellers to quarantine at their own expense at a government-run quarantine hotel while waiting for their Covid-19 test results. The injunction would have suspended the law (temporarily) as theContinue reading “Quarantine hotels Interim injunction denied – court acknowledges constitutional questions need to be heard on merits”

Hospital admissions are much lower than historical record despite COVID-19 – ACES monitoring system

“The teal line shows the data from 2018 and 2019 (historical) for comparison to the current (2020) data. Lines showing +1 standard deviation (yellow line) and +2 standard deviations (maroon line) for the 2018 and 2019 data are also shown for comparison. If the black line showing the 2020 data rises above the yellow and maroon lines, it is possible that this indicates that community spread of COVID-19 is occurring.”

Albertan Pastor James Coates to be released from Jail – Crown withdraws all but one Public Health Act charges

n what is great news for Canadians everywhere – Crown prosecutors have now agreed that Pastor Coates can be released without conditions and that they will withdraw all but one of the Public Health Act charges against the pastor. Prosecutors also agreed to withdraw the criminal charge in connection with the condition imposed by the RCMP on February 7th – and instead have charged Pastor Coates $100 for breaching the condition. Pastor Coates has agreed to pay but the single charge remaining has not been withdrawn.

The downsides of Trudeau’s “green” investment – $50 million to EV battery assembly plant in Quebec

The Trudeau government has invested $50 million into a highly automated battery-pack assembly plant in Saint–Jérôme, in the Laurentians. This comes alongside another $50 million that will be interjected by the Premier of Quebec, François Legault. While many are likely to applaud the decision to give money towards the development of a battery-pack assembly plant within Canada – Diverge Media has a different take.

Canada one step closer to United Nations UNDRIP? – Second reading of bill C-15

UNDRIP or the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is at the core of bill C-15. The bill says that it is “An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” – but what does it seek to do?

Covid lockdowns kill business, your job and your future – Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, first quarter 2021

The daily, which is a part of Stats Canada released a survey on March 5th on how business owners felt about the current business climate under the government’s draconian Covid-19 restrictions and what they expect in the future – the results were harrowing. The losses are big Over two-fifths of all businesses (41.8%) and almost three-fifths (56.4%)Continue reading “Covid lockdowns kill business, your job and your future – Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, first quarter 2021”